HERE‘s a classic example of how Obamaphobia among Republicans is downright pathological:

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) revealed that some members of his party opposed expanding background checks for gun sales recently because they didn’t want to “be seen helping the president.”

Two weeks ago, only three Republican senators voted for the bipartisan background checks amendment sponsored by Toomey and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), despite overwhelming popular support for such a measure.

“In the end it didnít pass because we’re so politicized. There were some on my side who did not want to be seen helping the president do something ...